#492EA0#492EA0

#492EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.173 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#492EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.18, 41.84, -57.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.18, 71.20, 305.99°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% 0.0502 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.173 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0679, 5.9080, 33.8607)
Luminance	0.0591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#492EA0 #85A02E

analogous

#2E4CA0 #492EA0 #822EA0

triadic

#492EA0 #A0492E #2EA049

tetradic

#492EA0 #A02E4C #85A02E #2EA082

square

#492EA0 #A02E4C #85A02E #2EA082

split-complementary

#492EA0 #A0822E #4CA02E

monochromatic

#1E1341 #332070 #492EA0 #6242C9 #8A72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.63

#492EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#492EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #492EA0

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##492EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##492EA0	1.00	9.63	2.18	9.63
#FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#254C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #492ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.173 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8569bd',
    500: '#492ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #492ea0;
$custom-light: #8569bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#492ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.211,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40777,
    "c": 0.17303,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#492EA0

secondary

#ABBE6C

accent

#DF49BB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #492EA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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